DIMITRI FROM PARIS

As the French Ambassador of stylish club sounds, Dimitri from Paris is everything his nation could be proud of: a DJ, producer, remixer of the highest standard, and a stylish snake-hipped pin-up with French reserve. In a nutshell, there are two distinct sides to Dimitri: a undeniable elegant and, a devoted dance music fanatic. Over the course of his more than 30 year spanning discography our man from Paris has sold well over a million physical copies of his eclectic outings. In light of the above the French government awarded him the very official rank of Knight of the Arts and Letters. Along with Air and Cassius he was the first artist from the Electronica field to be given such a distinction. His musical influences are deeply rooted in 70s Funk and Disco sounds that spawned todays House music but also original soundtracks from 50's and 60's cult movies. With such a large mix, Dimitri remains one of clublands most empathic and most unpredictable DJs. Playing across genres and tempos his first goal is to share his love for music while moving your mind, body and soul. Dimitri's DJing career started in the late 80's on the Parisian pirate radio scene. Moving to an official and nationwide radio he became the very first DJ to pioneer house music all over France. His mixshow was first of its kind and ran over 10 years til 1998 making him a cult figure with dance music connoisseurs. Thanks to his radio exposure where he could showcase his personal edits he turned the heads of record labels. Dimitri remixed hundreds of artistd as diverse as Björk, the Cardigans, James Brown, New Order and Quincy Jones alongside the cream of French pop. It wasn't until 1997 however, that he became world famous with the release of his first album "Sacrebleu" on Bob Sinclar's Yellow Productions label. A blend of diverse influences including original film soundtracks, jazzy samba and organic house, Sacrebleu sold several hundred thousand copies and was named one of the ten top Albums Of The Year by UKs influential Mixmag. In the late 90's Dimitri followed the album's success with several compilations including the cult "Deluxe House of Funk" and the infamous "A Night At The Playboy Mansion" (Virgin) lately charted again in Mixmag's top 100 of best compilations ever. A second artist album, "Cruising Attitude" was released in 2004 to be closely followed by many now classic compilations from Defected and BBE labels "Kings of Disco" (2005 BBE)"In the House of Love" (2006 Defected) "Cocktail Disco" (2007 BBE) "Return to the Playboy Mansion" (2008 Defected) "NightDubbin" (2009 BBE) 2010 was the year Dimitri achieved his long time dream of remixing the Original Philadelphia Disco Classic in "Get Down With The Philly Sound" (BBE) giving Harold Melvin & Teddy Pendergrass another lease of cub anthem life. On the strength of this, he was personally appointed by Nile Rogers to undergo the delicate task of remixing 6 CHIC produced Milestones including Sister Sledge's "Thinking Of You" and CHIC's "I Want Your Love" From then follows another string of compilations: "Knights Of The Playboy Mansion" with fellow Frenchman Bob Sinclar (2011 Defected) "Back In The House" (2012 Defected) Solidifying his status as the premier remixer of 70s era Disco Classics, Dimitri lays his modern and sophisticated touch on classics by Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes and Donny Hathaway. On the side, Dimitri releases vintage House original material together with Italian cult DJ Rocca under the Erodiscotique moniker (Gomma Records) In 2014 The partnership continues with Defected that release Dimitri’s critically acclaimed ‘’In The House Of Disco’’ mixed compilation.. They also pick their favorite frenchman as a resident for their newly launched brand of events: Glitterbox that is set to change the course of Ibiza’s nightlife 2015 After a remarkable first season, Glitterbox gets voted best new night in Ibiza, and moves to legendary venue Space. Dimitri returns once again to this Disco archive with a new double CD ‘’Salsoul Mastermix’’ capturing the spirit of 70s cult label Salsoul Records 2016 WIth already 3 Erodiscotique EPs now under their belt, Dimitri and DJ Rocca collect them into The Album spearheaded with a 4th EP that gains praise from the top House DJs DFP continues to be resident for a 3d season at Glitterbox in Ibiza 2017’’Salsoul Mastermix’’gets picked up by major label BMG for a second and wider release, together with 2 new double vinyl LPs - Glitterbox moves to the newest and most talked about venue on the white island Hi Ibiza. On Oct 2017, after more than 30 years in the industry, Dimitri From Paris finally launches his first record label ‘’Le Edits Records’’ focusing on remixing his favorite Disco classics. All releases sell in a couple of days, becoming instant collectors items. 2018 sees the release of ‘Le Chic Remix’ a collection of 10 remixes by Dimitri of Chic & Sister Sledge songs. The first album on the newly launched Glitterbox label, together with yet another season as resident of the now ubiquitous Ibizencan party. 2019 While Glitterbox goes global from New York to Sydney to Dubai, with Dimitri a mainstay, he achieves 2 of his long time dreams: remixing Chaka Khan and British soul heroes Jamiroquai, both released on his own Le-Edits label 2020 to now: The Glitterbox residency continues, reaching its 10th year now The Le-Edits Label is conting up to 10 vinyl releases, including a luxurious box set, all of which collectible items. The newly created sister label DFP Vaults has been launched in 2022. Between remixes, collaborations, and his own production Dimitri reaches a monthly audience of a Million+ listener accross all audio streaming platforms. Today, after over 40 years of career, from radio, to recording studios, to fashion catwalk, to clubs, Dimitri From Paris is still in demand bringing his unique sophisticated sounds to dance floors all over the world. (05-2025)